[2] Including the Tribal Primitive Area, then, about 100,000 acres (40,000 ha) of the Rattlesnakes are roadless.

[2] Over 30 high mountain lakes grace the range, and subalpine spruce-fir forests give way at lower elevations to groves of ponderosa pine and douglas fir.

[2] The Montana Snowbowl ski area is located in the southwestern portion of the range.

The Rattlesnake is treated by many Missoula residents as their backyard playground due to its close proximity to town.

A large (450 strong) elk herd summers in the Rattlesnake and winters in the foothills near the Grant Creek area of Missoula; this herd has overpopulated its range and the State of Montana offers an extended hunting season and special permits in an attempt to reduce their numbers.